Comments on: UK free-to-play market worth £216 million – reporthttp://www.vg247.com/2012/11/01/uk-free-to-play-market-worth-216-million-report/
VG247.comTue, 29 Jul 2014 08:36:38 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.3By: TheWulfhttp://www.vg247.com/2012/11/01/uk-free-to-play-market-worth-216-million-report/comment-page-1/#comment-419734
Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:59:42 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=312245#comment-419734What I tend to find is that the F2P system in and of itself isn’t a bad thing. There are some pretty great games out there that have that model or a similar one. What you have to be wary of is predatory business models.

So the truth lies somewhere between #1 and #2. I don’t think it’s fair to paint them all with the same brush as, no, they don’t all have the same cynical outlook. Some games have pretty great models, and remain fun even if you’re intent to spend no money upon them. They generate good will, that way, and count upon people throwing some money their way after enjoying their game. You’ll note that the Hotline Miami dev unofficially did that quite recently.

Then you have some where, if you want to get anywhere without grinding away your life, you’ll have to put down around fifty quid a month. And that’s ridiculous. But that’s the other extreme.

Then you have titles that exist within the nebulous space between.

Ultimately it’s all down to common sense. If you think that the business model is too cynical and predatory, then don’t play it or buy anything from them. Simples. If you think that their business model is fair, then play their game. And if you’re so inclined, throw some money their way.

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Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:36:57 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=312245#comment-419696I don’t mind the F2P games as much these days, especially the MMOs. Although I tend to do what I have always done and that’s just to resub for a month or so to get everything.

I’m not much of a micro-transaction person and I would just rather have access to everything.

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Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:18:23 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=312245#comment-419692@2 What an idiotic statement. Sure this may ring true for a few titles but most f2p games are just that..free. You’re missing out on some great games.
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Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:15:15 +0000http://www.vg247.com/?p=312245#comment-419621I refuse to download these “free” to play titles, because they’re a complete rip off if you want to play them for more than a few hours.
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